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Mental health in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a post-crisis country challenge

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Michel Okitapoy On'okoko ,
Rachel Jenkins ,
Samuel Mampunza Ma Miezi ,
Daniel Okitundu Luwa E Andjafono  and
Ildephonse Muteba Mushidi
Michel Okitapoy On'okoko
Affiliation:
Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, email michel.okitapoy@mail.mcgill.ca Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Rachel Jenkins
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Samuel Mampunza Ma Miezi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Daniel Okitundu Luwa E Andjafono
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Ildephonse Muteba Mushidi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Abstract

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The delivery of mental healthcare in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, is influenced by geography, politics, legislation and the structure of the health system, as well as traditional beliefs and culture.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 2010 , pp. 41 - 43
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